Culture

The 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year awards reveal how macro photography transforms overlooked creatures into stunning art, challenging our perception of beauty.

After Minneapolis shootings, hasty 'domestic terrorism' declarations reveal how political narratives can overtake investigative discipline, eroding public trust.

New research reveals how exposure to nature doesn't just heal individuals—it rebuilds social bonds and collective empathy in our increasingly divided world.

The Interior Department's new Wildland Fire Service aims to streamline firefighting, but experts warn bureaucratic reshuffling won't solve the wildfire crisis without addressing root causes.

Technical glitches, censorship claims, and data concerns plague TikTok under new ownership. What's really happening behind the scenes?

How Amazon's 'Fallout' reimagines the Western genre to expose the contradictions of American values in a post-apocalyptic world.

The 2019 presidential candidate predicted AI job displacement and pushed for UBI. Now his warnings are coming true, but politics remains focused on politics, not solutions.

Jeff Bezos slashes one-third of Washington Post staff despite his soaring wealth, revealing the precarious state of journalism under billionaire ownership.

Winter Olympic athletes reveal how climate change and artificial snow are transforming their sport in ways cameras don't capture.

New research reveals that the immune system, meant to protect us, may be worsening heart failure by attacking the heart itself. This discovery could revolutionize treatment approaches.

Generative AI is overwhelming institutions from literary magazines to courts. What happens when everyone can write, but nobody can read it all?

From Claude Code to OpenAI's Codex, AI agents are now controlling computers directly. But as convenience grows, so do security risks and questions about human agency.